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The Forsyth County News
Volume 46.
Griffin Became 72nd Governor
of Georgia, January 11th
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S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
S. Marvin Griffin, Bainbridge publisher school
ed in politics through four administratons, was
inaugurated Tuesday January 11, 1955, as the
72nd Governor of Georgia.
Chestatee Senior 4-H
The Chestatee Senior 4-H Club
met on December 31 with 53 mem
bers present.
The Tenth grade was in charge
of the program. We all sang a
song and the Bible was read by
Sue Garrett and Maudine Grier
read a poem. The meeting was
then turned over to Mrs. Bannister
Mrs. Bannister gave us a demon
stration on how to make a Waldorf
salad. A nice time was had by all.
Sara Orr, Reporter
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF SAW
NEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP
CORPORATION
There will be an interruption in
electric service Sunday, January 16,
1955, from 1:30 P. M. to 4:30 P. M.,
in order that the Georgia Power
Company may do somd necessary
work on the Sub —station.
In order that any unnecessary
hardships may be avoided, it is re
quested that all members make the
necessary preparations for this in
terruption of service.
TO CUSTOMERS OF THE
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
In order to move a structure at
The Buford Dam Site on our 44000
Volt feeder line from Buford to
Cumming. We would like to have
the Electricity off from 1:30 P. M.
until 4:00 P. M. Sunday January
16, 1955. We hope this will not in
convenience anyone.
Sincerely,
GEORGIA POWER CO.
C. B. Curtis, Manager
FORSYTH COUNTY H. D. C.
The Forsyth County Council met
Saturday January Bth. The meeting
was called to order by the presi
dent, Mrs. Flo Tidwell. Mrs. Mattie
Watson read scripture, followed by
the Lord’s prayer. Minutes were
read and approved. Mrs. Mattie
Watson of Chattahoochee HD club
was awarded a certificate of merit
for her outstanding work as Fam
ily Life chairman of her local club.
Plans were made for our year
book. Our next meeting will be in
March with Matt and Pleasant
Grove clubs as hostess.
Mrs. Jay Holbrook, Reporter
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
(City Population 2,500) Gumming Georgia, Thursday, Jan., 13, 1955.
With Your County
Agent
Walter H. Rucker
Since the sheep demonstration
program has been set up on the
farm of Mr. Royce Sampples in
Bethelview Community your coun
ty agent has received many ques
tions about this program and sheep
in general. These questions are
welcome. To answer these quest
ions is one of the main reasons
that this program was started.
Some of the ewes lambed very
shortly after arrival. The others
are lambing or are near the lamb
ing stage and Mr. Samples is being
kept busy day and night. Sheep
require a great deal of attention
during this season. Very few of
the ewes have had difficulty in
lambing, but the lambs must be
dried and placed in warm uarters
immediately. In fact, the ewe
should be placed in a lambing pen
just prior to lambing. Mr. Samp
les is providing heat for the lambs
with infra-red heat lamps. These
are necessary for just a few days
until the lamb is able to move
around good.
Castrating and docking should be
done within 10 days after lambing.
The first demonstration of these
operations was held on Friday
afternoon, January 7th. Other de
monstrations will be held from
time to time. The public will be
invited to all of these demonstrat
ions. Watch for the date and time
in this paper. The people that al
ready have a small flock of sheep
will be especially interested. Those
that are considering sheep as a
possible source of additional in
come will find these demonstrat
ions a big help in making that fin
aal decision.
I have been informed by Mr.
Denis DeLoach, Extension Sheep
Specialist, that he is taking orders
for a spring shipment of two year
old ewes, unbread ewes and breed
ing rams. Recent prices have been
very favorably and pooling orders
for buying in carload lots can
mean several dollars in savings.
Those people who are interested
in buying sheep for delivery this
spring should contact your county
agent immediately to insure your
order being included in these pur
chases.
ASC NEWS
Practice B-l in the 1955 ACP
Forsyth County Handbook author-'
izes cost-sharing for fertilizer need
ed for the initial improvement of
existing permanent vege.ative cov
er where seeding is required or
where seed is present in the soil
to the extent that the application
of fertilizer will bring about the
desired improvement without fur
ther seeding.
The perennial grasses and some
perennial legumes such aas seri
cea lespedeza, generally used for
permanent cover, hay and pasture
do not depend upon natural re
seeding as a means of progation.
The hybrid Bermuda grasses pro
duce very few viable seed and
hence depend entirely upon vege
tative propagation. The application
of fertilizers on stands of these
perennials, where no seeding is
done, must therefore be considered
as primarily for maintenance or
forage production and does not
come within the scope of operat
ions for which cost-sharing is au
thorized under practice B —l.
Most of the best-adapted legumes
for use in combination with peren
nial grasses in Georggia are either
self-reseeding annuals, biennials or
shortlived perennials. Retention of
these legumes in permanent sods
depends upon the maintaining of
conditions favorable to natural re
seeding. Production of an abund
ance of legume seed is needed, if
such a legume is to survive in com
petition with the perennials in the
sod. If the fertility level of the soil
has been permitted to fall or if
extreme dry weather, such as that
which occurred in 1954, has cut
seed production among the annuals
in a sod, the restoration of the
optimum fertility level is of first
importance in replenishing the
stand.
If a reasonable seed crop was
produced in 1954 on well distribut
ed legumes in a sod, successful re
plenishment of the stand in 1955
may be expected if weather condi
tions are normal and if the needed
lime and fertilizers are applied.
The application of complete ferti
lizer containing nitrogen is recom
mended because legume seedlings
require nitrogen from the soil, un
til well-established. On the other
hand, if the legumes in a sod were
so damaged by the drouth or other j
wise are so badly depleted that
they produced few seed in 1954,
improvement of the cover will re
quire reseeding as well as fertiliz
ing.
Cost-sharing may be approved
under practice B—l for applying
fertilizer only where:
(1) A full seeding of at least one
of the eligible grasses or legumes
under practice B-l is specified on
the notice of approval, or
(2) All of the following condi
tions exist:
2 Policy with respect to approval
of Cost-sharing under practice B-l
for applying fertilizer where re
seeding is not required—l9ss ACP
(a) The area to be improved is
established in a permanent sod
mixture including one or more of
the following legumes which are
recognized as being adapted in the
county: white clover, ladino clover,
bur clover (including button), re
seeding crimson clover, red clover,
annnual lespedeza.
(b) It is determined that a suffi
cient stand of well-distributed le
gume plants produced seed in 1954
that an adequate supply of the le
gume seed is in the soil to replen
ish the stand if such seed are
caused to germinate and survive.
This policy shall be observed in
Forsyth County and no deviation
therefrom is permitted unless ad
vance approval is given by the
State Committee.
PIMIENTO PEPPER
j In a telephone conversation with
I Mr. Swagger of the Hills Brothers
! Company in Woodbury, your coun
-Ity agent was informed that the
location of a pick-up station for
pimiento pepper in Cumming for
this year was definite.
A limited number of acres are
I still available for anyone desiring
to grow pepper in 1955. Application
forms are available at your county
agents office.
Today & Tomorrow
Louie I). Newton
“IT AIN’T POSSIBLE”
Dr. Searcy Garrison, the new
Executive Secretary-Treasurer of
the Georgia Baptist Convention,
succeeding the Ixdoved layman who
has served so effectively for 34
years aas a leader of Georgia Bap
tist life, Dr. James W. Merritt, has
a good story, that runs hike this:
A farmer in the Kentucky blue
grass section had lost his good
wife, and the time had come to
select a fitting monument for her
grave. The monument salesman
showed the bereaved farmer var
ious types of marble and granite,
and they got down to the final
question of what inscription would
be place on the monument.
“Here,” said the salesman, "is
a very beautiful inscription.” It
read:
“She has gone to a better Land.”
The farmer stood there a mom
ent, rather bothered to get his
words out, but at last he said:
“It ain’t possible. There just ain’t
| any better land than Kentucky’s
blue grass.”
Dr. Garrison used this story last
Monday morning to pay tribute to
his predecessor, Dr. Merritt, and
all of us gathered for the occas
ion in Baptist Headquarters felt
that the story had done a better
job than a long speech could have
done to indicate the appreciation
-of the new Secretary for his pre
decessor.
Drr. Garrison stands in an illus
trious role. The first Secretary was
Dr. J. H. Devotie, for whom I am
named. Dr. Devotie came from the
First Baptist Church, Griffin, to set
up the office of State Mission Se
cretary for Georgia Baptists, and
he did a grand job. He was follow
ed by Dr. J. G. Gibson, then Dr.
S. Y. Jameson, Dr. J. J. Bennett,
and Dr. Arch C. Cree. Dr Merritt
succeeded Dr. Cree.
Dr. Garrison comes from the
Bull Street Baptist Church, Savan
nah, where for the past 12 .years
he has enjoyed a remarkable min
istry of expansion in the work of
that great church, and of city-wide
leadership in the field of religious
achievement. Georgia Baptist are
grateful for his leadership in the
coming years.
Agent Tells How To
Thaw Frozen Fruit
Frozen fruits always should be
thawed in the unopened package,
according to Mrs. Zelma Bannister,
(home demonstration agent for For
syth county.
She explained that they may be
thawed in either of the following
ways:
(1) On the lower shelf of the
refrigerator. This takes from five
to ten hours.
•(2) At room temperature on the
work table in the kitchen. This
usually takes from three to four
hours.
(3) At room temperature with
package placed before an electric
fan. This method requires only
about one hour.
These thawing times, Mrs. Ban
nisster explained, are for one pound
(pint) packages. Larger sizes will
take longer to thaw, she stated.
The home demonstration agent
said frozen fruit served for des
sert should be opened just when
it is' time to serve it and while
there are still a few ice crystals
in the fruit.
“Frozen fruits may be used the
same as fresh fruits in preparing
pies, upside down cakes, sherbets,
ices, salads, and fruit whips. Some
fruits especially Youngberries and
Boysenberries, make better jellies
when frozen than when fresh be
cause freezing and thawing causes
the juices to be released from the
cells and the natural fruit color
dissolves in the juice. When using
frozen fruits in cooking, allowance
should be made for any sugar that
was added at the time of freezing,
Mrs. Bannister said.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to take this opportunity
to thank my many friends and
neighbors for the help and friend
ship shown my family while I was
in Chicago sick and unable to work
or return home.
Raymond L. Martin
County Population 15,000. Numbar 2.
Near Half Billion
Dollars GI Loans
Made To Georgia Vets
Georgia’s World War II and Ko
rean veterans have made 71,378
GI Loans in the laast 10 years at
a total value of $488,337,956, accord
ing to Pete Wheeler, director of
the State Department of Veterans
Service.
The near half-billion dollars have
been in the form of home, business
and farm loans, with defaults num
bering only 1,259, or $2,759,878, he
said..
Citing Veterans Administration
figures Wheeler pointed out that
percentage wise defaults in Georgia
amounted to only 1.76 per cent,
which he said "compares favorably
with the rest of the nation.” Practi
cally all of these are recoverable
by the Federal Government.
Currently Georgia veterans are
averaging some one-half million
dollaars in GI Loans daily, he said.
Wheeler invited interested per
sons to come by the nearest branch
office of the State Department of
Veterans Service for advice and as
sistance.
Important Notice
All of us at Cumming Hardware
Company would like to thank every
one who helped fight the fire at
our place on Sunday January 2,
and for the many offers of help
since that time. Damage from the
smoke, heat and water were severe
but without the efforts of all who
were here the losses would have
been much greater. As it was, all
of our records were saved.
Insurance adjusters, Underwrit
ers agents and salvage experts all
expressed surprise that the entire
building and contents were not
burned.
We, are continuing our service
work and are temporarily located
in the Forsyth County Clinic build
ing, just below our previous locat
ion. We would appreciate our many
friends dropping by to see us.
Thank you, again for your kind
help.
CLYDE & CECIL MIZE
Pleasant Grove
Community Club
| The club met Monday night Dec
ember 20th with 53 members pres
ent. The meeting was called to
order by the president. Several
Christmas carols were sang. Hettie
Gilleland led in prayer. We played
several very interesting games, j
John Holbrook and Hannah Gilbert
were in charge of the games. After
the games gifts were exchanged by,
everyone.
Coleman Wallace dismissed the
meeting, then delicious refresh
ments were served and enjoyed by
all. Our next meeting will be Mon
day night January 17 at 7 o’clock.
Mrs. J. L. Martin, Reporter
Notice of Meeting To
Be Held At The
Following Placee
There will be meetings hold at
the following places to discuss the
calling o a Special Membership
meeting of the Sawnee Electric
Membership Corporation, also dis
cussion on a new ruling that has
been put into effect that you should
know about.
Big Creek School—January 17th.
Chattahoochee School—January 19.
Hopewell Club house—January 20.
Friendship School—January 21st.
The meetings will begin at 7:30
P.. M. Be sure to be on time.
NOTICE!
By order of Mayor and Council
of the City of Cumming that all
boys under the age of 21 yiears
are forbidden to Loiter on Streets
of Cumming after 11 p. m. dur
ing the week days and 12 p. m.
on Saturday night.
Please be governed accordingly.
IRVIN SMITH, Chief
T. O. HANSARD, Police
Mr. S. F. (Fred) Orr
Passes December 28th.
Mr. S. F. Orr, age 87, died on
Tuesday December 28th, in the
Georgia Baptist Hospital after a
long illness.
Mr. Orr was a life-time reident
of Forsyth County, having been
born at Midway, later moving to
Cumming. He was the son of the
late Frederick and Elizabeth Mc-
Donald Orr.
Funeral services were held at
the First Baptist Church on Thurs
day December 30, at 2 o’clock with
Rev. Harold Zwald and Rev Henry
Warren, officiating.
Mr. Orr is survived by five sons,
Oda Orr of East Point, Heard Orr,
Cumming, Clifton, Tom Bell, Sam
Orr all of Atlanta. Eleven grand
children and three great grand
children.
Cravey’s Office
Shows Increase
In Permit Fees
Georgia collected $19,962 in li
cense fees for the sale of fireworks
and explosives and operation of
carnivals and circuses during 1954,
State Fire Inspector Otis Downing
has reported to Safety Fire Com
missioner Zack D. Cravey.
In submitting his report, Inspect
or Downing pointed out that this
figure represents an increase of
$2,588 over the $17,374 collected in
1953. His division of the Fire Mar
shal’s office, which he heads,
brought in $16,242 in 1952 and $lO,-
875 in 1951.
In 1954, the report disclosed,
1,189 licenses were issued to fire
works dealers of all kinds, 41 li
censes to circuses and carnivals
and 102 to dealers in explosives.
Fireworks licenses accounted for
$13,435, those for circuses and car
nivals $4,100 and those for explas
ive dealers $2,427.
Bridge Construction
Near Gainesville Has •
Been Announced
The Army Engineers at Mobile,
Alabama, are calling for bids from
interested contractors for construct
ing a substructure for the new
Lanier Bridge which will carry
Georgia State Highway No. 53
across the Chattahoochee River at
a new location when the Buford
Reservoir is filled. Colonel Harold
, E. Bisbort, District Engineer, made
! this announcement today and stat
ed that the site of the work is ap
proximately 5 miles northwest of
I Gainesville, Georgia, and approxi
mately eight miles upstream from
the Brown’s Bridge, which is also
unnder construction in preparation
for the filling of the reservoir.
Bids will be ppublicly opened In
the District Office on Grant Street
at 11:00 A. M. on January 25.
The principal features of the
work include excavating for pier
and abutment footings, construct
ing 6 piers and 2 abutments, and
furnishing and drivng approximate
ly 1,050 linear feet of 42-pound 10
inch steel piling. Colonel Bisbort
explained that the piers for the
1?10 foot long bridge will range
in height from 81 feet to 126 feet
and that approximately 2,500 cubic
yards of concrete will be used in
the construction work.
Soil Conservation News
Forsyth County
A livestock pond has been com
pleted by Dr. Marcus Mashbum*
Sr. on one of his farms south at
Haw Creek.
William James and Dr. Marcus
Mashburn, Jr. completed the con
struction of drainage ditches dur
ing the month of December..
Pine trees are available at the
Hightower Nursery in Dawson
county.
The flood prevention dam back!
of Coal Mountain cemetery has the
regular conservation pool filled
with water and is now running
through the well. This lake is ap
proximately fiften acres in size.